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Why Did They Come?

TOO FUCKIN’ phenomenal to NOT reblog!!!!

Immigration laws really only became a thing in the 20th century, with the exception of Asians; there were exclusionary laws on them before that.  The biggest changes to immigration laws came in 1965 and 1997, becoming a lot more restrictive then.  If you came in the 1800′s especially before Ellis Island, you just showed up and stayed. 

Cheat sheet on immigration laws – There Is No Line